Compare the 2016 voter participation levels of Hispanics to those of other social groups in terms of their share of the vote to their share of the overall population in the state. What factors explain low voter participation by the Hispanic community?
What will be an ideal response?
The ideal answer should include:
1. The answer should discuss how low the Hispanic vote is compared to its share of the population.
2. The answer should discuss how the white non-Hispanic population is overrepresented in the overall share of the vote compared to its share of the state's total population.
3. The answer should discuss how similar the Asian American and African American share of the vote is similar to each group's share of the state's total population.
4. The answer should discuss the socioeconomic factors that affect voter participation, language barrier, as well as a history in Texas of a traditionalistic political culture that suppressed voter participation.
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